http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: DV - Recent Posts en Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:38:42 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/vertical-light-how-to-remove-help-please#post-71834 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:41:31 +0000 composite1 71834@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Ari,</p> <p>Without seeing your footage, offhand I'd say you could try masking them out if your editing software will allow or if you have After Effects. You'll still may run into continuity issues like Earl mentioned.</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/vertical-light-how-to-remove-help-please#post-71832 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:38:36 +0000 EarlC 71832@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Probably not without interfering with the A/V continuity, or at great expense to correct in post via rotoscoping.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/vertical-light-how-to-remove-help-please#post-71829 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:39:00 +0000 Ari N 71829@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>I badly need help.</p> <p>I got DV video camera(Mini DV) ,(old style but like tape) I recorded outdoor videos at night.</p> <p>At the back there were lights which appeared in the video in front of public from top to bottom.(vertical). I wonder if there is any solution to remove that light?</p> <p>Any advice or suggestion will be appreciated.</p> <p>Thank you</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/compression-issue-red-blockiness-pixelation#post-71646 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:18:44 +0000 grinner 71646@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Correct to legal standards then compress as ya need.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/compression-issue-red-blockiness-pixelation#post-71611 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:03:57 +0000 robGRAUERT 71611@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>That red shirt is probably too saturated. Use the LIMIT EFFECT option in the 3-Way Color Corrector to select the red shirt and desaturate slightly.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/compression-issue-red-blockiness-pixelation#post-71564 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:01:37 +0000 George 71564@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm having trouble compressing a video (NTSC, .dv format) without getting blockiness in the red area.  The .dv file does not have it, but when compressing for playback on a Brightsign player, every file I make has this blockiness.  I've tried H.264, and both HD and SD MPEG-2 Transport Streams. (screenshot attached)</p> <p><img height="374" width="275" alt="redblock" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b_ugreZ6Aus/TpXVMBfh-tI/AAAAAAAAAag/HbF2_wh9qcg/s374/Screen%252520shot%2525202011-10-12%252520at%2525201.35.01%252520PM.png" /></p> <p>Any suggestions for file formats that wouldn't have this problem, or maybe I just need to change a setting in Compressor?  I could also use Sorensen Squeeze 6 if it would help.</p> <p>Currently I'm just doing trial and error, but I'm running out of time, so any advice is appreciated.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/trying-to-salvage-canon-gl1-in-the-digital-age#post-70216 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:38:04 +0000 shastabroadcaster 70216@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>If $550 won't break the bank, you might want to check the Datavideo DN-60, recently reviewed here in VM.  It mounts on your camera and has a firewire port.  It records to CF cards, with a 8GB card yielding about 30 minutes of video.  The only quibble the reviewer seemed to find was the firewire port being close enough to the mount to cause issues with the cable.  I'm considering one for my trusty XL2 when the tape drive dies.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/trying-to-salvage-canon-gl1-in-the-digital-age#post-70215 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:22:22 +0000 EarlC 70215@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I use a couple of older 3-chip units to record directly to hard drive. It really depends on the setup and connections available to you between your computer, DVD recorder or standalone black box editor. I'm probably not in a high enough pay grade to know all the connection options for every unit out there, but usually if your computer and camera both have firewire, and your computer is video friendly you'd be good to go.</p> <p>I have an equally antique Casablanca dedicated black box editing system that still works and will take the firewire feed off my GL2, or the S-video feed off my Panasonic AG-3, or even my XL1 units, and record directly to hard drive. There are solutions provided you know your equipment and have the connectivity. Beyond that, I've considered acquiring either a direct-to-portable-hard-drive or direct to SDHC recorder unit, but as you say they are more expensive alternatives. A CHEAP price, however, when you consider being able to repurpose a once-equally expensive camcorder that generates a great signal but is losing it somewhat in the tape transport system, etc.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/trying-to-salvage-canon-gl1-in-the-digital-age#post-70210 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:41:05 +0000 FireFly 70210@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>my canon GL1 has been sitting lonely on a shelf for a few years now. i never liked having to do video capture in order to get the video into my pc which is probably one of the reasons i gave up on video as a hobby - that is until digital camcorders that could record to sdhc came on the scene. since then, i've been rekindling my hobby since it is so each to get video into the pc now. but, i still wish i could find some use for my GL1 without breaking the bank.  does anyone know if any of these things are possible and how to do it</p> <p>1 - connect the GL1 directly to a pc to record directly to disk rather than to a miniDV tape. i would be willing to use the camera in a fixed studio setting if this is possible</p> <p>2 - is there a cheap miniDV player that can convert a tape to sdhc or a harddrive</p> <p>3 - i know there is a cool device that can connect to the DV port and record directly to a built in hard drive, but this is rather expensive - way more than what i would be willing to spend. <a href="http://store.mcetech.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;Product_Code=QSDV-HDV-6&amp;Category_Code=DV&amp;Product_Count=0">http://store.mcetech.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;Product_Code=QSDV-HDV-6&amp;Category_Code=DV&amp;Product_Count=0</a></p> <p>any suggestions would be appreciated.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/sony-dhr-1000-dv-edit-deck-795-obo#post-62540 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:12:49 +0000 afrenyo 62540@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>If this unit is still available, please contact me andras [at] howdido  dot com.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-recording-formats-and-editing-software#post-61663 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:24:06 +0000 gornboy 61663@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Darkmilonguero, go with the shooting 30p for DVD. There are some of the consumer Sony and Panasonic cameras (think hand-sized camcorder) out there that will shoot in AVCHD on an HCSD card or hard drive that you can output out to a portable Panasonic DVD recorder. The recorder will allow you to record AVCHD onto a standard DVD and the disc will play on Blu-Ray players. But stick to DVD's if you can. I have been in business for over 10 years doing video production, I have yet to have a corporate client ask me for the finished product on Blu-Ray, so I don't think it's a format I have to get into...yet. If you want to upload to YouTube for really good quality, just pick 720p, 30 fps for your final render settings on your project. YouTube downgrades to Flash video anyway, so your quality will be good. Here is a fishing video I produced recently that will show you the quality you can get by uploading in 720p:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXRtau21FI8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXRtau21FI8</a></p> <p>   Happy filming!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/exporting-169-video-from-fcp5#post-60931 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:44:41 +0000 Kwamematt 60931@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi All</p> <p>I want to export 16:9 video from FCP5 to MPEG-2 or QT format. Every time I do it I either: get low quality vid (by manually adjusting the aspect ratio in the sequence before I export to a 16:9 dimension) or it gets 'pulled' so the image is distorted (if I just export it as is). I am shooting on a SONY mini dv DCR-HC96 and importing through a firewire cable. Please help!</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/new-site-wwwdvculturecom#post-59254 Mon, 31 May 2010 19:47:14 +0000 dvculture 59254@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Haha. Thanks Earl for the warm welcome. Not much to chime in on the Moderator team has this place on lock down I actually get a lot of questions answered through Google searches that pull up this forum!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/new-site-wwwdvculturecom#post-59253 Mon, 31 May 2010 19:33:28 +0000 EarlC 59253@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Would be nice if you contributed here a bit before banging your gong. You've been a member for all of what, five hours?</p> <p>But welcome to VM forums where mostly nice people congregate :-)</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/new-site-wwwdvculturecom#post-59247 Mon, 31 May 2010 14:29:25 +0000 dvculture 59247@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I just launched a new site - <a href="http://www.dvculture.com/">http://www.DVculture.com</a>. Check it out let me know what you think?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/sony-hvr-v1u-and-canon-xl2#post-56483 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:52:23 +0000 sk8brdr4life699 56483@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I am filming an indoor fashion show and have the choice between filming with a Sony HVR-V1U (in DV format, not HDV) and a canon xl2. what do you reccomend, i am not familiar with either camera</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/computer-wont-recognize-trv25#post-53567 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:01:16 +0000 brookz 53567@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> My Sony Mini-DV camcorder is not being recognized by my Gateway running Vista. I thought it might be a bad connection at the camcorder but today I noticed that the camcorder reads "dv in" on the viewfinder when I plug the firewire cable in so it is being recognized but it doesn't show up in My Computer. Any thoughts?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/an-alternative-to-acdsee-on-h264avchdmpeg2-video-browsing-and-managing#post-52330 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:40:05 +0000 famering 52330@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Today, I was cleaning up files on an old hard disk. In it, I met again many softwares I used to be using during last decade. ACDSEE, PHOTOSHOP, ULTRA EDITOR and many others, some of them are still my favorite tools today.</p> <p>Watch the Windows Vista I am using now, what a similar looking between the explorer and the old ACDSEE classic. The so called thumbnail-view layout, which I first saw in ACDSEE classic, is nowadays a most common user interface standard.</p> <p>Thumbnail-view is not the only strong point that ACDSEE holds. <br />ACDSEE is still the best when the image browsing speed is measured. That's why I am still using ACDSEE as my picture browser, although the Windows now can do it natively(but slowly). This shows, there is always a chance to survive for an unique technology, like the image browsing speed of ACDSEE.</p> <p>On the contrary, when we turn to the speed of video browsing, ACDSEE falls into the common category of DirectShow filter based applications. ACDSEE does not decode video itself, so its video browsing speed is limited by the DirectShow.</p> <p>This gave an opportunity to the video manager I am using now, the Smart Mate for DV and DVB.</p> <p>Based on special video technology from FameRing, Smart Mate for DV and DVB is 20~30 times faster than DirectShow based softwares when browsing and taking thumbs of movies.</p> <p>I have a Hauppauge HD PVR DVB Box with a tuner installed on PC. I've recorded about several hundreds of H.264/AVCHD movies on my hard disk. They are .ts files, aka transport stream. Every now and then, I need to organize them, search them, bookmark them, share them with my friends. Just like what I did to my Jpeg photos. Further more, I want to edit the movies, like cutting commercials out of them, this leads to the most valuable part of Smart Mate for DV and DVB. It has the world's first H.264/AVCHD/MPEG2 frame accurate cutter without re-encoding.</p> <p>Smart Mate for DV and DVB not only supports frame accurate cutting on H.264/AVCHD/MPEG2, but also does it in a fastest way. It only re-encodes the gop on start point and end point, middle part of movie remains untouched. This gives the highest speed cutting while reserving highest video quality. So called, "Smart Cut".</p> <p>If anyone else needs an easy but professional management solution for H.264/AVCHD/MPEG2 movies from Satellite video receiver, DVB HD PVR, DV Camcorder, or INTERNET, the Smart Mate for DV and DVB is the software you must have. FameRing also has video manager for all popular formats, called MovieShop, I was only using the version customized for H.264/AVCHD/MPEG2.</p> <p>Come back to the ACDSEE, it will always be my image browsing tool, but not for the video browsing and managing.<br /> <br />To me, the Smart Mate for DV and DVB is an alternative to ACDSEE on video files. That is why we like competition, which gives us more and more better softwares.</p> <p>May be some time later, Windows will be able to browse H.264/AVCHD/MPEG2 .ts movies natively(cuts frame accurately? I do not think so), like the thumb-nail view it learned from ACDSEE. But it will never be the only software left, because the unique technology always survives, as it is unique. The customers will always have alternative and better choices.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/sony-dhr-1000-dv-edit-deck-795-obo#post-51804 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:24:15 +0000 bgunder 51804@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>This edit deck has very low hours on it being used for only a few personal projects each year and the very occasional one for a client. Note that this is one of only a few DV decks that takes both miniDV and full-size DV tapes. With a full-size tape you can have over 3 Hours of recording time at SP speed! </p> <p>It is in perfect condition, essentially as new. All the original accessories are included: owner's manual, cables, etc., except for the remote batteries and the cleaning cassette. I'll include a 186min. full-size size tape (used) instead.</p> <p>This is by far the best tape deck I've ever used and that includes many professional models. The rewind and fast forward speeds are almost not to be believed. The built-in edit functions do not compare to using a computer-based editor, but they work perfectly and easily.</p> <p>It will ship in the original Sony box and packing.<br />Please contact me with any questions. I'll answer as best I can.</p> <p>Specifications</p> <p>Format: Digital (Dv/Mini Dv) (Dvcam Playback Only) </p> <p>Number of Heads: 4 Head </p> <p>Audio: Pcm Stereo 12 Bit 32 Khz 2 Stereo Tracks, Or 16 Bit 48 Khz 1 Stereo Track,Mts Stereo Tuner </p> <p>Flying Erase Head: Yes </p> <p>Audio Dub: Yes (12 Bit Mode) </p> <p>Insert Editing: Yes (Video Or Audio Or Both) </p> <p>Random Assemble Edit: Yes 10 Segment Assemble Editor </p> <p>Synchro Edit: Yes W/ Control-L / Control-S / Dv Fire Wire </p> <p>Time Code: Drop Frame Time Code, Compatible W/ Rc Time </p> <p>Control Protocol: Yes Control-L (Lanc), Control-S </p> <p>Time Base Corrector (TBC): Yes </p> <p>DV (IEEE-1394): Yes </p> <p>Line In Recording: Yes (S Video/ Composite/ Dv-Fire Wire) </p> <p>Tape Counter: Yes </p> <p>Jog/Shuttle: Yes Jog/Shuttle </p> <p>Audio Level Meter: Yes </p> <p>Manual Audio Level Control: Yes (Also A Audio Mix Balance) </p> <p>Slow Motion: Crystal Clear Freeze Frame, Slow Motion </p> <p>Frame Advance: Frame By Frame </p> <p>Manual Tracking: Yes </p> <p>VCR Plus: Yes </p> <p>Cable Box Control: Yes </p> <p>Program Timer Recording: Yes </p> <p>Auto Repeat: No </p> <p>Auto Tape Speed: No </p> <p>Record Speeds: No </p> <p>Playback Speeds: No </p> <p>Commercial Advance/Skip: No </p> <p>Front Audio/Video Input: Yes S Video/ Rca / Dv Fire Wire/ Lanc Line (2) </p> <p>Back Audio/Video Inputs: 1 S Video 1 Rca And Control-S Line (1) </p> <p>Back Audio/Video Outputs: 2 S Video 2 Rca And Control-S 1 X Lanc </p> <p>Headphone Jack: Yes W/ Level Control Stereo (In Front) </p> <p>Microphone Input: Yes W/ Audio Control Mini (In Front) </p> <p>Index Search: Yes Or By Data Search </p> <p>181-Channel Tuner: Yes </p> <p>Dimensions (WxHxD): 17"X 5 3/4"X 14 3/4" </p> <p>Weight: 21 Lbs 5 Oz </p> <p>Power Requirements: 23 Watts, Ac 120 Volts 60 Hz </p> <p>Remote: Yes </p> <p>Jog/Shuttle On Remote: Yes Jog/Shuttle Ring </p> <p>Multi Brand Remote: Yes </p> <p>Specialties: Photo Search, Data Search, Built In Tv Tuner, Insert Editing, Audio Dub, Assemble Editing, Manual Audio Level Control, Mic Input,Head- Phone Jack W/ Level Control, Built In Edit Board</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/which-dv-would-be-recommended-and-proper-for-family-use#post-49788 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:04:03 +0000 jollydragon 49788@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Thank R<a href="http://www.robgrauert.com/"><strong>obgrauert</strong></a> for the suggestions. But I'm afraid they are too professional for normal family use. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/which-dv-would-be-recommended-and-proper-for-family-use#post-49787 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:55:48 +0000 jollydragon 49787@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I'm not familiar with the parameters of DVs. What good features do you suggest for normal family use? My budget is about US$ 600.00. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/which-dv-would-be-recommended-and-proper-for-family-use#post-49764 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:07:42 +0000 birdcat 49764@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>What's your budget?  Price will make a big difference as to recommendations.  Also, besides low light capabilities, what are your other feature/bell/whistle needs?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/which-dv-would-be-recommended-and-proper-for-family-use#post-49762 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:32:26 +0000 robGRAUERT 49762@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Sony PD170, VX2100, PD150, or VX2000</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/which-dv-would-be-recommended-and-proper-for-family-use#post-49761 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:45:13 +0000 jollydragon 49761@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I'm planning to buy a DV for my family. The video quality should be good for normal family standard. It should be good not only for sunny screenary, but also for dark environment. Thanks a lot in advance. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/the-truth-about-24p-video#post-49502 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:38:54 +0000 composite1 49502@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Mazda,</p> <p>Glad you're enjoying the thread. I recently shot some racing events one set using 60p the other 24p at high shutter speeds to make for more interesting slo-mo's. I dig the look of both though as you implied, the 24p has a less smooth look at normal speed. However, the stuttered motion does lend a certain 'excitement' to the look of the movements.</p> <p>Concerning whether your 'gearheads' computers can handle the footage, yeah it helps to format it so it will work for the lowest level units. However, YouTube does allow for higher-res viewing so you can put out a better looking piece and those who can view it at hi-res can choose to do so. </p> <p>Deciding to use 24p with video is purely an artistic choice. Using it just so your video will look like film isn't a good idea if you aren't sure about what you want to accomplish with it.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/the-truth-about-24p-video#post-49467 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:17:54 +0000 MazdaMan 49467@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I've never shot 24p and never really had an interest in video until people on my website wanted it. Since it is an automotive site where I might be covering local race events or something I was thinking it best NOT to have a camera that shot in 24p only? This seemed to make sense to me since the movement of a car traveling at high speeds would be less between frames and so would look smoother on video. I like to take into account though that many of my viewers probably have a below average internet connection because they are gearheads who don't do much on their computers. Not sure if it would really matter in my case since I upload to youtube anyways....</p> <p> </p> <p>Good thread.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-recording-formats-and-editing-software#post-49150 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:37:20 +0000 Pablo 49150@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi.</p> <p>I find very interesting this post because I have a similar issue. I am bit confused whether I should shoot in 60i or 30p for web, DVD and eventually Blu-Ray. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-recording-formats-and-editing-software#post-48803 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:56:08 +0000 rocrob 48803@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Thank you.  </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-recording-formats-and-editing-software#post-48789 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:08:34 +0000 birdcat 48789@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Good lighting is essential.  Look in a TV studio of any kind and the most prevalent equipment you will see is the multitude of lights.  </p> <p>Good audio (mic placement) is also very important - use decent mics on boom poles or wireless lav's if you can.</p> <p>A tripod is also important, as is a teleprompter and talent that knows how to both run it and read from it (both sides of the camera).</p> <p>I think the camera is the least important piece of the puzzle as even a good consumer model will yield decent results.</p> <p>Just MHO.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-recording-formats-and-editing-software#post-48778 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:14:23 +0000 rocrob 48778@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I would like to add that the videos for will primarily for the web, but occassionally, I may want to create standard definition DVDs as well.</p>